A Gift Of The Fey: A Samhain Tribute

Down inside the hidden grove,
upon the mossy green,
just beyond the misty vale,
Samhain night sets an eerie scene,
of blazing torches and bonfires burning,
to alight a path upon the ground,
while moonbeams fall in gentle sloping
and banshees moan and circle round.

The first bewitching specter
to rise up from betwixt the shade
is an amber flame aflutter,
a fiery fairy of summer made,
dressed in saffron, turquoise, and ginger,
with rosy cheeks and ardent face,
rising above the ash and cinder,
she is passion's blaze which has come to this place.

The second enchanting figure
to fly out of the haze,
while gentle breezes speak in whisper,
a buoyant rainbow pixie soars into the maze,
dressed in blue, pink, green and white,
with golden ringlets and azure sight,
she is the sublime ethereal zephyr,
with ancient blessings yet to offer.

Rising out of loch reflection,
a tempest sprite of introspection,
surges forth into the fray,
third to settle into her stay.
Dressed in olive, aqua, and sand,
with billowing wings of silken dew,
she is the force of rebirth's hand,
gifted with the power to renew.

Fourth and final to come is she,
a woodland elf of great stature be,
stepping out of timber's shadow,
to enter into the haunted meadow.
She trudges forth in earthen brown,
while her earth worn boots make not a sound.
She is the force which stalks the night,
until she emerges triumphant in the firelight.

And there they meet upon the knoll,
ancient entities of mythology's extol,
to cavort and conjure in Samhain's cast,
incantations buried deep within the past,
spells and blessings to renew the land,
rising up from each creature's hand,
to alight the moon in kaleidoscope wonder,
and beckon the clouds once cast asunder,
and harken forth upon a new dawning sun,
the promise of which has already begun,
rebirth, regrowth, and renewal reinstated
and to the land of winter, spring is now fated.

So remember well this Samhain night,
as you blow out the candles and turn out the light,
for there you will find the hidden path that you seek,
as a gift of the fey and a gift of the meek.